Recent progress in theoretical and experimental studies of metal-doped silicon clusters: Trend among elements of periodic table

U Farooq, S Naz, HG Xu, B Yang, XL Xu… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2020 - Elsevier
Metal doped silicon clusters with potential applications in the field of optoelectronics,
magnetic and nanomaterials have been extensively studied during last decade. Here in, a …

Study the structures and electronic properties of CsSin (n = 5–16) clusters by ab initio global search

K Wang, S Xu, W Li, S Chen, Y Zhao - Structural Chemistry, 2024 - Springer
Herein, we investigated the structural evolution and electronic properties of CsSi n−(n= 5–
16) clusters at density functional theory (DFT) level. Low-lying isomers of these clusters have …

Systematic investigation of geometric structures and electronic properties of lithium doped magnesium clusters

C Li, Y Cui, H Tian, Q Shao, J Zhang, B Ren… - Computational Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Geometric structures and electronic properties of Lithium doped magnesium clusters, LiMg n
(n= 2–11), were investigated by utilizing Crystal structure Analysis by Particle Swarm …

4d and 5d bimetal doped tubular silicon clusters Si 12 M 2 with M= Nb, Ta, Mo and W: a bimetallic configuration model

HT Pham, D Majumdar, J Leszczynski… - Physical Chemistry …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Geometries and electronic properties related to the ground state stabilities of several
Si12M2 clusters (M: second-row (Nb and Mo) and third-row (Ta and W) transition metals …

A three-dimensional aromatic B 6 Li 8 complex as a high capacity hydrogen storage material

TB Tai, MT Nguyen - Chemical Communications, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
The B6Li8 cluster is a symmetrical 3D complex whose high stability can be understood
through the Wade rule and aromaticity. A new mechanism of B–Li chemical bonding is …

Mn 2@ Si 15: the smallest triple ring tubular silicon cluster

H TanáPham, N MinháTam, L VanáDuong… - Physical Chemistry …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The smallest triple ring tubular silicon cluster Mn2@ Si15 is reported for the first time.
Theoretical structural identification shows that the Mn2@ Si15 tubular structure whose triple …

Thermochemical Parameters and Growth Mechanism of the Boron-Doped Silicon Clusters, SinBq with n = 1–10 and q = −1, 0, +1

NM Tam, TB Tai, MT Nguyen - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2012 - ACS Publications
A systematic investigation of the boron-doped silicon clusters Si n B with n ranging from 1 to
10 in the neutral, anionic, and cationic states is performed using quantum chemical …

Endohedral Boron-doped Scandium Clusters BmScn-m+/0 (m= 2–3, n= 3-13): Triangular-Linear Rearrangement of the B3 Dopant

BN Nguyen-Ha, NM Tam, PH My-Phuong… - Dalton …, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
A theoretical investigation, employing density functional theory with the PBE functional and
the Def2-TZVP basis set, comprehensively explores the geometric and electronic structures …

Structure, Thermochemical Properties, and Growth Sequence of Aluminum-Doped Silicon Clusters SinAlm (n = 1–11, m = 1–2) and Their Anions

NM Tam, TB Tai, VT Ngan… - The Journal of Physical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
A systematic examination of the aluminum doped silicon clusters, Si n Al m with n= 1–11 and
m= 1–2, in both neutral and anionic states, is carried out using quantum chemical …

Theoretical exploration of the effects of alkali metal atoms on the structures and electronic properties of silicon clusters

K Li, K Wang - Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
The effects of alkali metals (Li, Na, K, Rb) on the geometric configurations and electronic
properties of silicon clusters Si n−(n= 3− 16) were studied through a genetic algorithm code …